Improvement in leather-cutting gages



o. F. VH1-NELL. Leather-Cutting Gage.

No. 212,163. Patented Feb. 11, 1879.

Wiin ess es INVENTR Uleslfwwdell- NyErERS, PHOTu-LIYHOSRAPPEYR.,WASHINGTON. D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICEC CHARLES F. WARDELL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,ASSIGNOR TO FREDERICK E. BROWN AND CHARLES G. CARLETON, OF SAME PLACE,ONEIUHIRD 'IO EACH.

IMPROVEMENT IN LEATHER-CUTTING GAGES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent Y0.v 212,163, datedFebruary 1l, 1879; application filed May 27, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. WARDELL, oi' Chicago, in the county ot"Cook and State ot' Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Leather-Strip Cutters, which is fully described and claimed in thefollowing specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure l represents a perspective view of myimproved stripper; Fig. 2, afront view ot' the same, Fig. 3, a bottomview of the same 5 Fig. 4,2 cross-section, 011 an enlarged scale, takenon the line x a, Fig. 3; and Fig. 5, a side elevation of the circularknife on a similar scale.

My improvement relates to a device for cutting leather into strips, andespecially to a small-sized instrument intended to be held in the handin stripping` the leather.

The invention consists in a special combination of particular devices,all as hereinafter set forth and described.

In the drawings, Arepresents the bed-plate of the instrument, which, inthis instance, is provided with a suitable handle, a. Asupporting-bracket, B, is secured to the bed-plate, and is extendedacross near to the opposite edge ofthe latter,bein g provided at itsouter end with a circular housing or covering, I), within which acircular cutter, C, is arranged and secured to the end of the bracket B.The iiange of the housing projects over the cutter, as shown in Fig. etot' the drawings, so as to amply protect the latter.

The bracket is cut away inside of the cutter, so as to provide asuitable opening between it and the bed-plate to permit the leather tobe drawn through. f

The cutter is arranged to extend down a little below the upper face ofthe bed-plate, and just underneath it is a small wooden block, D, setinto the plate, and provided with a recess or slot, d, for the receptionof the lower edge ofthe cutter.

The cutter is fastened to the bracket, so as to be stationary. Itsinside face is beveled, as shown iu Fig. 4 ot' the drawings, so as toset the edge slightly out from the cover, though this construction isnot absolute] y necessary.

The wooden block l) may be dispensed with, it' desired, and a shortdepression or slot made in the bed-plate to accommodate the cutter.

A gage,E, is also attached to thebed-plate by means ot' a slot a-ndscrew, so that it may be adj usted to and from the cutter to regulatethe width of the strip, the gage being projected between the bracket andplate to the rear edge of the latter.

It will be noticed that the bracket which supports the cutter isstationary, so that the position of the latter is iiXed, thus requiringonly a very narrow opening for its lower edge.

The device is simple and cheap, and the circular cutter operates betterthan any other form of cutting device.`

It is evident that this construction of the instrument may be applied toa larger-sized machine, which is intended t0 be fastened in some fixedposition,though I have not thought it necessary to show such a machinehere, as the application o f my improvement thereto will be readilyunderstood.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desirefto secure byLetters Patent, 1s

The bed-plate A, provided with a recess for the lower edge of thecutter, in combination with the fixed bracket B, provided with a fixedflange or housing, I), stationary circular cutter C, and adjustable gageE, all constructed, arranged, and operating Vsubstantially as described.

CHARLES F. WARDELL.

